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tetraplegia

tetraplegia noun: paralysis of all four limbs.

Noun

tetraplegia (countable and uncountable, plural tetraplegias)

  1. Paralysis of all four limbs.
  2. Complete paralysis from below the jaw.

tetraplegia meaning in Tamil

tetraplegia in Tamil

நாலங்கவாதம்

Synonyms of tetraplegia

Forms of tetraplegia

pluraltetraplegias

Origin of tetraplegia

From tetra- + -plegia.

Words formed from tetraplegia

Questions about tetraplegia

What does tetraplegia mean?
Tetraplegia means paralysis of all four limbs.
What is tetraplegia in Tamil?
Tetraplegia in Tamil is நாலங்கவாதம். See Tetraplegia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tetraplegia?
Tetraplegia is a noun.
What is the plural of tetraplegia?
The plural of tetraplegia is tetraplegias.

Words near tetraplegia in the dictionary

  1. tetraphyllideans
  2. tetraphyllous
  3. tetrapla
  4. tetraplas
  5. tetraplatinum
  6. tetraplegia
  7. tetraplegias
  8. tetraplegic
  9. tetraplegics
  10. tetraples
  11. tetraplet

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